ESPN | ESPN News Services: For the first time in 27 years, Major League Baseball will be canceling regular season games due to a labor dispute. After the Player’s Association rejected the league’s “final, best offer” prior to yesterday’s MLB-imposed 5:00 p.m. deadline, Rob Manfred announced that the first two series of the season — roughly a week’s worth of games — will be canceled, and at this point in time, the league has absolutely no intention of rescheduling.
In a statement, the union announced that they were “not surprised” by the league’s decision, and frankly, neither should anyone.